Canelo
- Gender
- Boy
- Say it
- ka-NEH-lo
- Origin
- Spanish
- UK rank, 2025
- #4,301 for boys
- US rank, 2025
- #4,248 for boys
Canelo is a boys' name of Spanish origin, meaning “cinnamon-coloured”. In 2025 it ranked 4,301st for boys in the UK (4 babies) and 4,248th for boys in the US (24 babies).
What does Canelo mean?
Spanish: Spanish word canelo
“cinnamon-coloured”
Best known as the ring name of Mexican boxer Saul 'Canelo' Alvarez, given for his red hair.
Is Canelo a girl's or a boy's name?
Canelo is a boys' name. In 2025, it was given to 4 boys in the UK and 24 boys in the US. Too few girls were given it to be listed.
How popular is Canelo in the UK?
- Rank in 2025
- #4,301among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 4about 1 in 75,000 boys
- Five-year trend
- Too rare to calltoo few babies to tell
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 4 boys in the UK were named Canelo, making it the 4,301st most popular name for boys. Its busiest year was 2017, with 4 boys.
2025 had more boys named Canelo than any year since 2017.
Among boys in 2025, it was 4,212th in England and Wales.
Canelo in the UK, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 4 | #4,301 |
| 2024 | 3 | #5,198 |
| 2023 | 0 | – |
| 2022 | 3 | #5,017 |
| 2021 | 0 | – |
| 2020 | 0 | – |
| 2019 | 1 | #6,258 |
| 2018 | 0 | – |
| 2017 | 4 | #4,161 |
How popular is Canelo in the US?
- Rank in 2025
- #4,248among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 24about 1 in 71,000 boys
- Five-year trend
- Rising fastup 112% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 24 boys in the US were named Canelo, making it the 4,248th most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 7,497th. Its busiest year was 2024, with 29 boys. It first appears in the records in 2012.
Half of all the boys named Canelo in the US since 1880 were born between 2018 and 2024, the years shaded on the chart below.
Canelo in the US, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 24 | #4,248 |
| 2024 | 29 | #3,791 |
| 2023 | 17 | #5,465 |
| 2022 | 24 | #4,299 |
| 2021 | 24 | #4,243 |
| 2020 | 10 | #7,497 |
| 2019 | 12 | #6,772 |
| 2018 | 11 | #7,132 |
| 2017 | 11 | #7,091 |
| 2016 | 8 | #8,811 |
| 2015 | 6 | #10,638 |
| 2014 | 8 | #8,775 |
| 2013 | 7 | #9,650 |
| 2012 | 7 | #9,703 |
Names like Canelo
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Arlo Lando Cillian Thiago Enzo Milo Albie Rio Luca Santiago Nico Theo
More Spanish names
Lola Xavier Amaya Alaia Diego Cruz Elian Jesus Ximena Javier Esmeralda Amayah Reina Cesar Sierra Paloma
Sources
Figures from Baby names in England and Wales (Office for National Statistics), Babies' first names (National Records of Scotland), Baby names (Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency) and Popular Baby Names (US Social Security Administration). Nameling last updated them on 20 October 2026. How the figures are worked out, and the data to download.
To cite this page: Nameling, “Canelo: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/canelo, updated 20 October 2026.